Mourinho was sacked for a second time on Thursday and technical director Michael Emenalo revealed the decision had to be taken because of “palpable discord” between Mourinho and his players.

Terry was one of those players implicated in Mourinho’s claim that he was “betrayed” on the field in his final defeat to Leicester last Monday night but the former England defender has since come out in support of his now former boss.

In his programme notes yesterday, Terry said there were “rumours” about player power at the club but added: “I want to make it clear that is not the case.

“We leave all the decisions to Mr Abramovich and the board and we know how that our job as players is to focus on getting results on the pitch.

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“Personally, I want to thank Jose for all he has done for the club and helped my career”

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‘‘Believe me when I say we go out to win every game and we as players have to look at our performances and take responsibility for where Chelsea are now.

“The manager going doesn’t change that we are responsible, and at 16th place in the table that is not acceptable from us.

“Personally, I want to thank Jose for all he has done for the club and helped my career.”

Buck has urged supporters to move on from Mourinho after taking an “anguishing” decision to sack their most successful manager again.

Buck, 69, was part of the ten-minute meeting along with director Eugene Tenenbaum in which Mourinho was dismissed by the club for a second time.

Dutchman Guus Hiddink, who was caretaker boss of Chelsea in 2009, was yesterday put in temporary charge again.

Buck said: “It was a difficult decision. I assure you it was not taken lightly. We have received many emails from fans expressing a variety of views.

“We will not forget what Jose has done for this club.

“But the start we made to the season has become a major disappointment to the owner, the board and fans.

“We are one of the biggest clubs in the world but we cannot be that without you – the fans – behind us and we need to get together going forward.”